‘As a child growing up in London, I sometimes sat in the garden in the rain on a red camping stool under a black umbrella. I loved the fresh smell that rain brought, the sound it made tapping on taunt fabric and how the colours around me became more vibrant. For a moment after the rain stopped, everything seemed to stand to attention and come more alive’.

Julia’s interest in the shape of the landscape started with a degree in geology and many fieldtrips spent hammering away at rocks in the rain, listening to the downpour on her waterproof hood! So began a fascination between the natural world, the landscape and textiles. Today she loves to be out walking or running in all weathers.

For many years Julia created woven fabric designs for the fashion, interior and transport markets across Europe, North America and Japan. Today she designs and handweaves textile art to wear or hang on the walls, working from an old Weaver's Cottage in a small village near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

‘I feel a sense of belonging living closer to nature and the wilder elements. Dwarfed by mountainous landscapes, I am moved by the weather, the colours and the sense of isolation. Everything I see lifts and empowers me and plays a role in my work’.